Jardiniere-stand.



'P. J. MUTCH. JARDINIERE STAND.

APPLICATION FILED FEB, 18,1918.

Patented Apr. 15,1919.

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APPLICATION FILED FEB. l8. 19m.

Patented Apr. 15, 1919.

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UNI ED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PHILLIP J. Moron, or HOBOKEN, PENNSYLVANIA.

JARDINIERE-STAND To all whom it may concern." I

Be it known that I, PHrLLIP J. Moron, a citizenof the United States, residing at Hoboken, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented anew and useful J ardiniere-Stand, of which the following is aspecification. y

The device forming the subject matter of this application isa jardiniere stand, and the invention aimsto provide a structure of this kind which, when not in use, may be folded up into small compass, novel 'means being provided for retaining a shelf on which the jardiniere is sup orted, novel means being provided for holding the radial members of the pedestal portion of the stand in proper relation to each other, and the construction being such that the stand will not alter its shape or collapse when set up or use.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the present invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is an elevationof the stand;

Fig.2 is a top plan thereof;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a fragmental top plan showing the upper edges of certain of the radial members;

Fig. 5 is an elevation showing one of the radial members and a part of the shelf, portions being in section;

Fig. 6 is an elevation showing the inner edges of some of the radial members and illustrating the latch mechanism.

The stand forming the subject matter of this application comprises a pedestal 1 made of a plurality of plate like radial members 2 each including a body 3 having an upstanding arm 4 the inner edges of the arms being supplied with shoulders 5, the bodies 3 including outstanding supporting feet 6. The inner edges of the bodies 3 of the radial l Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr, 15 1919, a plication filed February18,1918, Serial No. 217,941. I

members 2 are hingedly connected in any 7 numeral 7 may be cemented to the inner edges of the body 3 and beheld thereto by securing elements 8. Two adjacent members 2 are, of course, not connected with each other by means of the strip 7, the construction being such that, when the device is not in use, the radial members 2 may be folded into contact, so as to occupy but little room. The arms 4 define a central space 9, and when the members 2 are radially disposed, the inner edges of the bodies 3 of the radial members fashion a central space 10 into which is inserted a former 11 having a shoulder or flange 12, which, coacting the upper edges of the bodies 3 limits the downward movement of the former. The former serves to position the inner edges of the bodies 3 with respect to each other, and to hold the radial members 2 against movement.

The adjacent radial members 2 which are not connected by means of the hinge strip 7 may be united in any suitable way. For instance, one of these members may be supplied upon its upper edge with a spring latch 14 having a depending end 15. The other of'the adjoining members may be supplied with a transverse keeper 16 having a projection 17 coacting with the end 15 of the latch 14. When it is desired to collapse the stand, the free inner end of the latch 14 may be raised, thus disengaging the element 15 from behind the projection 17 on the keeper 16, whereupon the radial members 2 may be folded together as aforesaid.

A shelf 18 is disposed in the central space 9 defined by the arms 4 and is supported on the shoulders 5, the shelf having peripheral notches 19 wherein the inner edges of the arms 4 are received. Any suitable means may be provided for preventing the shelf 18 from moving upwardly and for holding the shelf in place on the shoulders 5. With this end in view, casings 20 may be inserted into the inner edges of certain of the arms 4:, above the shoulders 5, detents 21 being mounted to slide in the casings, the detents being advanced by means of the springs 22 disposed within the casings, the projecting ends of the detents coacting with the upper surface of the shelf 18, to prevent the shelf from moving upwardly.

When it is desired to collapse the stand,

the detents 21 are pushed inwardly, the

shelf 18 is raised out of engagement with the arms 4, and the latch 14 is disconnected from the keeper 16, whereupon the radial members 2 may be folded together on the hinges formed by the stri 7.

Having thus described 1: e invention, what form a central space and being provided on their inner edges with shoulders, the inner edges of the bodies cooperating to form a second central space; a shelf supported on the shoulders and disposed within the central space defined by the arms; a former in the central space defined by the inner edge HI LIP J- U QE Witnesses: i V i Rosa. R. CHALMERs, GUSTAV Enw. KRIEG.

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